Dallas vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$3560
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.51M

The cost of living in Dallas is 12% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 837th and 1352nd ($2471 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 130th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Munich

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	Dallas	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$14702

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560